02617cam a22003133u 4500 19961 UtSlPG 20260610133449.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 E011 Mindeleff, Cosmos, 1863- Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona : Thirteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1891-92, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1896, pages 179-262 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2006-11-29 Produced by Louise Hope, Carlo Traverso, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Aboriginal Remains in Verde Valley, Arizona" by Cosmos Mindeleff is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The work focuses on archaeological findings in the Verde Valley, Arizona, examining the ruins and remains of ancient Puebloan civilization. Through detailed observations, Mindeleff aims to shed light on the architectural practices, agricultural methods, and the environmental context of the aboriginal inhabitants of the region. The opening of the work explores the geographical and historical context of the Verde Valley, as well as the limited understanding of its archaeology at the time of writing. Mindeleff discusses the region's transition from being inhabited by indigenous peoples to its later settlement by modern Americans, highlighting the importance of understanding the ancient village structures and their relationship to the land, particularly regarding agricultural practices. He introduces the concept of cavate lodges and stone villages and lays the groundwork for a more detailed exploration of the ruins and their classification in the following chapters. The introduction sets a scholarly tone that invites readers into a nuanced investigation of the area's pre-Columbian past. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Pueblo Indians -- Antiquities Verde River Valley (Ariz.) -- Antiquities https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19961 61264 61264